The new drive, known as the ‘3 by 35’ Initiative, urged governments to boost the real prices of these products by at least 50 per cent by 2035.
Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, youth minister Ayodele Olawande said the partnership would enhance the ministry’s efforts in youth development.
The appointment was made ahead of the Fifth Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on AMR, set to take place in Abuja, Nigeria, in June 2026.
Nigeria requires $1 billion over the next five years to sustain immunisation gains.
Mr Mimiko stressed that a country that continues to export its brightest minds would inevitably suffer stagnation across its critical sectors.
The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria, Bauchi Chapter, inaugurated its Advocacy Champions on Tuesday under the Accelerating Implementation of Maternal, Neonatal, Child Nutrition, and Health Innovations
“No fewer than 37 million Nigerians have been taken off the treatment of river blindness, while 43 million are still at risk and eligible for treatment,” said NIMR.
The federal government is partnering with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to boost Nigeria’s response to the illicit mineral trade.
Fatima Bago, wife of the Niger governor, paid a surprise visit to the Minna General Hospital and the Jummai Babangida Maternal and Neonatal wing of the hospital, offering financial support to patients
UNICEF, in collaboration with the Taraba government, has launched an integrated immunisation programme for over one million children against life-threatening diseases.
